Claudia Boyle soprano
Niall O’Sullivan trumpet
Conor Linehan piano
April’s tour showcases the lasting appeal of this pairing through the combined talents of a trio made up of some of the country’s most sought-after artists.
Leading this line-up is soprano Claudia Boyle, a national treasure whose stellar international career has taken her to the four corners of the globe in collaboration with the likes of Riccardo Muti, Paavo Järvi and Kent Nagano. Equally at home on opera and concert stages—or even in front of a film camera—Boyle’s crystalline voice intertwines with the world-class musicianship of Irish trumpet virtuoso Niall O’Sullivan in an eclectic programme that includes Mozart, Handel and Haydn alongside Donizetti, Kurt Weill and Piazzolla.
Weaving together the clarion call of these two trebles is the renowned pianist Conor Linehan, whose impressive pedigree completes this trio of consummate artists to enthral and enchant audiences everywhere.
G. F. Handel (1685–1759)
‘Let the bright Seraphim’ from Samson, HWV 57
‘Eternal source of light divine’ from Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74
‘Tornami a vagheggiar’ from Alcina, HWV 34
F. J. Haydn (1732–1809)
Trumpet Concerto in E flat, Hob. VIIe:1, 2nd & 3rd movements (Andante – Allegro)
W. A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Exsultate, Jubilate, K 165
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G. Donizetti (1797–1848)
‘Povero Ernesto’ from Don Pasquale
‘Quel guardo il cavaliere…So anch’io la virtù magica’ from Don Pasquale
G. Verdi (1813–1901)
‘Sempre libera’ from La Traviata
A. Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Tango Suite (arr. B. Connor/O’Sullivan)
Solfa Carlile (b. 1985)
Storybook Land
A new commission for Music Network
K. Weill (1900–1950)
‘Alabama’ from The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
‘As you make your bed’ from The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
G. Gershwin (1898–1937)
‘Summertime’ from Porgy and Bess
